This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 63 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What device do nuclear power plants use to start and control nuclear reactions? A) Uranium plants. B) Fission reactor. C) Nuclear reactor. D) Krypton activator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear reactor. 2. Melted rock within the Earth A) Erosion. B) Groundwater. C) Magma. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma. 3. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should include: A) Assessment of political implications. B) Analysis of economic impacts. C) Evaluation of social consequences. D) Assessment of potential environmental effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assessment of potential environmental effects. 4. Uneven distribution of food resources A) Hunger. B) Energy Resources. C) Air quality. D) Clean Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunger. 5. During ..... liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor. A) Evaporation. B) Convection. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 6. What type of process forms soil? A) Compaction. B) Erosion. C) Weathering. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weathering. 7. Public participation is ideally most important at which stage of EIA process? A) In determining the scope of EIA. B) Post monitoring of the project. C) In evaluating the relative significance of the likely impacts. D) Proposing mitigation measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In determining the scope of EIA. 8. How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying ..... A) Seismic waves. B) Laser waves. C) Sonar waves. D) Radio waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seismic waves. 9. The outermost layer of earth is known as the? A) Crust. B) Outer core. C) Inner core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 10. How did the Himalaya mountains form? A) Convection. B) Colliding tectonic plates. C) Glacial movement. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colliding tectonic plates. 11. Water is not required by all living things for survival. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which of the following is a living organism? A) Tree. B) Rock. C) Water. D) Metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tree. 13. In a nuclear power plant, nuclear fission take place in the A) Generator. B) Cooling tower. C) Reactor vessel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reactor vessel. 14. Finding dead fish in a body of water is an indicator of eutrophication. This means ..... A) There is an excess of nutrients in the water. B) There was too much oxygen in the water. C) There are not enough nutrients in the water. D) The flow rate of water has increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is an excess of nutrients in the water. 15. Type of ecological succession in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat. A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 16. How are animals that help disperse seeds important for plant survival? A) They spread seeds to new locations. B) They eat the seeds. C) They prevent seed dispersal. D) They bury the seeds in the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They spread seeds to new locations. 17. Surface water is to ..... as deep water is to decomposition. A) Eutrophication. B) Photosynthesis. C) Filtration. D) Brackish water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 18. The lost is high in A) 93%. B) 10%. C) 85%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40%. 19. Organisms with the best suited adaptations for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not very well adapted A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. C) Creationism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural selection. 20. What are the 'monsoons' A) People who dive for a living. B) Heavy rains. C) Deep caves. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy rains. 21. Select the best definition for the term biodiversity. A) Able to decompose or break down naturally. B) The variety of organisms in an area. C) Organic. D) A native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The variety of organisms in an area. 22. A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis A) Observation. B) Knowledge. C) Control Group. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable. 23. ..... can make water pollution. A) Plastic. B) Plants. C) Trees. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastic. 24. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming? A) Polar ice caps will melt. B) Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels. C) Some areas will experience serious droughts. D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. 25. Which type of fuel produces the most sulfur? A) Coal. B) Wind. C) Nuclear fission. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 26. The spreading out of cities that creates "car culture" is called ..... A) Urban sprawl. B) Suburban crisis. C) Urban crisis. D) Suburban sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suburban sprawl. 27. An effect of Global Warming on Global Weather patterns may cause A) More rainfall than normal in certain regions. B) Less rainfall than normal in certain regions. C) More or less rainfall than normal in certain regions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More or less rainfall than normal in certain regions. 28. Values not usually included in the price of goods or services A) Cost-benefitanalysis. B) Demand. C) Non-marketvalues. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-marketvalues. 29. Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant A) Particulate matter. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Nitrogen oxides. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particulate matter. 30. Ecocentrism is about ..... A) Meaning values centred on ecology. B) Focus on ecosystem as whole. C) Considers biotic and abiotic factors as important. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 31. This shows the total energy available at each trophic level of an ecosystem. A) Energy Pyramid. B) Food Chain. C) Food Web. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy Pyramid. 32. Research undertaken to solve a problem A) Applied science. B) Life science. C) Pure science. D) Physical science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applied science. 33. The deepest point on the ocean floor is ..... A) In the Artic Ocean. B) In the Atlantic Ocean. C) Called the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. D) Called the San Andreas Fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Called the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. 34. Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival? A) Oxygen. B) Sunlight. C) Water. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 35. Which of the following is a way to reduce food waste at home? A) Buying more food than needed. B) Throwing away food that is close to the expiration date. C) Planning meals and using leftovers wisely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning meals and using leftovers wisely. 36. Which nutrient cycle needs a nutrient to be fixed prior to use by plants and animals? A) Phosphorus. B) Nitrogen. C) Water. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 37. Which greenhouse gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere? A) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). B) Carbon dioxide. C) Water vapor. D) Nitrous oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 38. What is the main focus of environmental science? A) Studying the natural sciences. B) Studying the social sciences. C) Studying both the natural and social sciences. D) Studying economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying both the natural and social sciences. 39. Compare carnivores from herbivores. A) Carnivores eat grass, herbivores eat meat. B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. C) Carnivores eat people, herbivores don't. D) The both eat meat and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. 40. PATIENTS ARE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN..... A) VAN. B) AMBULANCE. C) BUS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AMBULANCE. 41. Weathering and erosion are the same thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. Which of these words doesn't mean cold? A) Frigid. B) Snowy. C) Chilly. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humid. 43. Which of these is a renewable resource? A) Wind. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 44. Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Exosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 45. Which area of study deals with the moral principles that guide human conduct in regards to the environment? A) Environmental Ethics. B) Environmental Science. C) Environmental Issues. D) Environmental Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Ethics. 46. How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth? A) 1 Hour. B) 365 Days. C) 29.5 Days. D) 24 Hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 29.5 Days. 47. What are interconnected food chains called? A) Consumers. B) Predators. C) Food web. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food web. 48. If the sun suddenly stopped giving off heat, the water cycle would ..... A) Not be affected. B) Slow down but still work. C) Not work. D) Work in the opposite direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not work. 49. An element used to date materials and used to distinguish Earth's temperature changes throughout history A) Molecules. B) Ions. C) Isotopes. D) Neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isotopes. 50. Water pollution may be easily identified ..... pollution, or it may be ..... pollution, the source of which is often difficult to determine. A) Groundwater, aquifer. B) Nonpoint, point. C) Point, nonpoint. D) Thermal, artificial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point, nonpoint. 51. What is the following description an example of? The tall trees in which red-tailed hawks like to build their nests. A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 52. Which is true about the exosphere? A) It is the highest layer of earth's atmosphere. B) Satellites fly here. C) There is not enough oxygen here for humans to breathe. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 53. How many grams are in a kilogram? A) 1. B) 100. C) 1000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1000. 54. A group of bunnies living in the forest is an example of a ..... A) Individual. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 55. Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant? A) Heavy metals. B) Physical agents. C) Organic chemicals. D) Inorganic chemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic chemicals. 56. Conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society A) Supply and demand. B) "The Tragedy of the Commons". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The Tragedy of the Commons". 57. Declining number and variety of the species in an area A) Loss of biodiversity. B) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of biodiversity. 58. Rising sea levels are a result of A) Increased amount of precipitation. B) Melting ice only. C) Increased carbon dioxide levels in water. D) Melting ice and expansion of heated water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melting ice and expansion of heated water. 59. Which process uses carbon dioxideand water to produce sugars? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 60. What is the lowest level of the forest? A) Upper Canopy. B) Understory. C) Forest Floor. D) None of above. 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